Crandall board tests new agenda with written report
Birdtail River S D No 38 trustees adopt a trial period dispensing with minutes and using a two section agenda for decisions and information. March 4 1976 meeting approves a light delivery truck purchase and delegates to the Manitoba association convention in Winnipeg. The mileage allowance rises to 20 cents per mile and Crocus Plains costs are 675 for 1976 while preliminary grants from the Foundation Program total 1 700 728.00. Readers invited to comment.
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Sandra Henderson
Hamiota Collegiate
London
Paris
Manitoba Association of School Trustees
Winnipeg
Crocus Plains
Public Schools Finance Board
Crandall
Get into the breakfast habit for a good start
After a night without food the body needs fuel to power daily activities. Breakfast provides a quarter to a third of daily nutrients and improves thinking, mood, and concentration. Skipping breakfast leads to irritability, reduced focus, and snacking on junk.
Nursery school tour thanks Health Centre staff
A group of young children from Hamiota’s nursery school thanked Mrs. Mardi Lee at the Health Centre door last Friday after touring hospital facilities. Mrs. Barbara Brown and Mrs. Jean McMillan assisted during the visit.
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Hamiota
Mardi Lee
Health Centre
Barbara Brown
Jean McMillan
March
Miss Corley
Park Residence News and Local Visits Report
Mrs J Sunley visits her son Bob Sunley and granddaughter Lori in Boissevain for a week. Mrs C McKinnon of Reston visits Mrs A Levins on Friday. Mr and Mrs Bill Johnstone and family dine with Delbridges and attend the Hamiota Carberry14 and under hockey game where Scott Johnstone played for Carberry. Belated birthday wishes to
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E. M. Sutherland
Park Residence
Delbridge
J. E. Hudson
Eileen Nankeville
Hamiota
Calf Scours and Causes in Young Calves
The major death cause in calves under a month is calf scours. Higher risk in calves from heifers due to confined calving, lower colostrum antibodies, weaker births, and crowded wintering areas. Move cattle from wintering areas to reduce spread and improve calf health.
Ground kept bare to reduce calf contact after birth
Calving notes urge immediate ground exposure and snow removal if needed to keep an area free for calves. Colostrum guidance specifies 10 percent of birth weight in the first twelve hours and half of that within two hours to bolster immunity. absorption drops after eight hours, increasing disease risk.
Friendship Duty Quote by Schnitzler
The maxim states that true friendship begins with protecting a friend's illusions and refraining from shattering their beliefs, urging gentle restraint in challenging others' cherished views.
Net blotch threatens barley yields in cool wet prairie springs
Agriculture Canada notes wet springs raise net blotch risk, with potential yield losses up to 20 percent. Overwintering in barley stubble urges crop rotation and summer fallowing. Plant breeders report resistant lines in Manitoba trials, while fungicides are being tested though none are licensed for barley. Spot blotch affects Manitoba only, and Saskatchewan and Alberta face scald with 15 to 20 percent yield reductions.
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Agriculture Canada
Manitoba
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Home Economics
Health Centre News
Bob Gwyer
Ag. Rep
Treflan
Avadex
Arthur Schnitzler
Eugene Whelan
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